title: Methyl 2-(2-methyl-4-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetate.
abstract: In the crystal of the title compound, C7H9N3O4, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into chains along the a-axis direction. The dihedral angle between the ring and the nitro group is 3.03 (6), while that between the ring and the acetate group is 85.01 (3)°.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Produits Naturels d'Origine Végétale et de Synthèse Organique, PHYSYNOR, Université Constantine, 25000 Constantine, Algeria.
authors.forename: Sana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zama
authors.forename: Abdelmalek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouraiou
authors.forename: Sofiane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouacida
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roisnel
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belfaitah